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Starling Marte, OF, Pittsburgh PiratesCurrent Level: AAA2012 Top 15 Prospects Ranking: 6thCurrent Value: OverratedThe Pittsburgh Pirates have received brutal production from the outfield in 2012, save for center-fielder Andrew McCutchen. After what seemed like a breakout 2011 season, many fans were eagerly anticipating the arrival of outfield prospect Marte to help take some of the offensive load off of the current starting outfield trio. Unfortunately, the wait may be longer than anticipated for many. Marte, 23, is struggling to put the finishing touches on his minor league career while playing at the triple-A level. He’s hitting just .246 and has taken nine walks on the year – which is actually an improvement over 2011 for the notoriously impatient hitter. Swift of foot, Marte hasn’t made the best decisions on the base paths and has been caught trying to steal during five of his 14 attempts. On the plus side he’s showing some gap power. Although the big league club could really use him now, Marte is probably still about a year away from helping the big league club on a regular basis but I’m still not sold on him being anything more than an average big league regular.Vitters is no longer considered a top prospect...sorry Mike
4) Philadelphia Phillies (52-12) - We'll see what happens when they beat my ass this week, but I am not as high on this team as I was. Traded in his Cadillac for a Buick.
10) Chicago White Sox (37-19) - The magic of Ty Wiggington